The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-05-09
TIE CIRCUS TODAY.
Adam Forepnugh's Show Arrives Over the
Il. j. O.-Some Of tho Features.

Adam ForepRush's Show Arrives Over the
Il. i o.-some Of tho Features.
To-day is circus day. The great Fore.
paugh aggregation Of wonders and Gu.
rioBities, circus and thrilling Wild West
show, only few days out from New York
where it's success was phenomenal, will
show on the old fair grounds, Island, this
afternoon and evening. The four trains
bearing this wonderful show, which by the
way is the, only largo show
that will exhibit here this season,
WAS announced to come in over
the! B. & 0. road itom Cumberland at 5
o'clock yesterday afternoon, but it WIS no;
until 0 that the first train appeared.
and the others followed soon aitsr, The
tracks between Twenty.frst and Twenty.
third had been cleared, and the trains
were switched in on them. Then the rapid
and systematic work OF unloading was
commenced and kept up until after mid.
night, when the laat load and arrival had
been sent to the Island.
Early in the afternoon vast crowd
commenced to throng Water street below
Twenty.6rst, waiting for the trains. The
side-tracked freight trains were black
with people, the sids walks were almost
impossible, and the small boy covered the
tracks. The wonder is that some one was
noskilled under the wheels ofthe numerous
trains thatpaesed. There were other crowds
about the approaches to the Suspension
bridge and on the old fair grounds all the
afternoon, waiting aud watching for the
elephants and wagons. When the trains
did finally arrive they came surrounded
by such d dense crowd that the men could
hardly work, and the escapes from being
kicked or tranpled upon by thenumerous
horses and mules were many and miracu-
lous. It was q jolly crowd and had no end
Of fun. W q a,tJ u. -
As seen last night everything about the
show is bright, fresh and clean. The
charlots are beauties, the number OF cages
large and the horaea, both draught and
circus and race, tho finest ever seen here
with any circus. Tho parade this morn
Ing promises to be a differing pageant.
This year, none Of Forepaugh's people 20
to the hotel ; they are bedded and led in
elegant palace cars and eating coaches
and at hotel tent erected on the grounds.
The Washington, D. G., Republican says
Of last Thursdays performance in that
city: Under the big tent George Lec's
military band discoursed sweet mueic,
while an anxious audience WAS fast be-
coming cross-eyed from endeavoriug to
watch simultaneously three rings, ths elo.
waited stage, and the multitude OF por.
formers that occupied each, The grand
procession was a success, and was followed
by feats Of skill and daring never equaled
in the circus Of the past. Thoroughbred
performing stations, educated dogs and
monkeys, the Blondin donkey, tho
boxing and clown elephants, and nu.
meroun other animals excited en-.
thuaiasm, while the !. bipeds Wed
with each other for excellence in all their
efforts. The greatest feature OF the show
ia new one. It is the representation OF
that fatal fight on the Little Big Horn,
when the gallant Custer and his brave
"boys in blue" were ambushed and slain.
The thrilling realistic effects wore i'm
mense; they were beyond description.
The collection Of wild animals is the
best in the country, and their splendid
condition reflects great credit on the man.
agement. ~ ,s.gs, 5bT. rs iA..